Thread: Meat Mincers

Can anyone recommend from personal experience, a good electrically drive meat mincer for processing meat for the table? Would need to be able to handle anything between 5kg to 50kg in a batch depending on what I managed to harvest at the time.

I've tried most of the domestic electric ones. They all pack up in the end.
My current one is a Kenwood 2kw and it seems to be the best of the bunch.

The main thing is to trim as much sinew out of the meat as possible. That's what kills them.

I have a Chinese hand mincer. Hardly what you'd call hard work and easy to use.

Yes, the lifespan of the domestic ones worry me, and at the price, you only have to kill a couple to warrant the extra cost of a better unit.

Tracked these down:
Tre-Spade Compact Electric Meat Mincer - Netropolitan
Electric Meat Mincer TC-8 Inox - Netropolitan

Originally Posted by Tahr

I've tried most of the domestic electric ones. They all pack up in the end.
My current one is a Kenwood 2kw and it seems to be the best of the bunch.

The main thing is to trim as much sinew out of the meat as possible. That's what kills them.

What he said, got the sausage maker as well with our one

Mincer S/S meat mincer grinder sausage maker | Trade Me

Had one of these for about 5 years, sometimes mince a whole deer in one sitting, hoons through them. Gets used at least once a month, sausages are easy to fill with it as well.

Originally Posted by Tahr

I've tried most of the domestic electric ones. They all pack up in the end.
My current one is a Kenwood 2kw and it seems to be the best of the bunch.

The main thing is to trim as much sinew out of the meat as possible. That's what kills them.

I've got one of these, can't fault it, goes well

So I ended up purchased one of these: Electric Mincer TC-22 EL ECO - Netropolitan



Wasn't cheap but I figured that between my two brothers and I it would pay for its self, and I cannot see if failing any time in the next 20 years. Its build like a tank. The sales guy passed comment that one customer he has purchased it for processing rabbits for his cats. He used to bone them out for his old mincer but now he feeds them through bones and all. (I thought it would be easier just to feed the cat through and be done with it....!)

Any way, processed a full size hind (minus the back steaks) in 15 minutes. Didn't bother being particular in removing any sinew. No blockages. Key for speed is to strip cut the meat so that it falls down the in-feed without having to use the plunger.
There is a smaller and slightly cheaper version but it didn't have a reverse button for clearing of blockages (not sure if that's useful yet as it hasn't blocked) and the larger one has a greater speed reduction which I am lead to believe is important for not heating up the meat (80rpm versus 160rpm).

Comes with a size 8 plate, and I bought a size 6 on recommendation. Size 8 is fine for general mince production.

Highly recommended.

Put two hinds through today. This mincer has well and truly paid for its self.

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

Put two hinds through today. This mincer has well and truly paid for its self.

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Great when the cutter and plates are sharp. Shit when not. Where are people getting the plates and cutter ground or if doing it yourself how are you doing it? Thanks in advance

you could proably hone the cutter face down on a wetstone or some fine wet and dry on a very flat surface

myself i have a cheap 80$ trademe one, its pretty noisy but seems to churn through semi frozen meat ok. made a few batches of sausages with the attachment and that works ok too.

Mines done 6 or 7 deer and theres not a mark on the cutter or the plates as yet. They do say that you should alway match a plate to a cutter and keep them together for life. If you replace either, replace both with new.

Reviving a bit of an old thread, but thought I’d add my experience for those looking for a mincer.

I just bought one of these: https://zeropak.co.nz/zeropak-hakka-...c-meat-mincer/

It’s a TC12 model, rated at 150kg/h and I reckon it’s perfect for the serious home butcher. Can’t say that I’d need to go up in size to a TC22… all stainless construction too which is really nice!

@7mmwsm has a mean one.

All ways freeze my meat before mincing ,in meal size portion A it mincers better and B it last better in freezer

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